If you read one thing about #Brexit today - make it this thread...
EU labour standards underpin majority of labour standards in the UK. They're implemented/protected in the UK because they are required to be by law BUT it’s not just their existence that's important...⬇️
EU labour standards underpin majority of labour standards in the UK. They're implemented/protected in the UK because they are required to be by law BUT it’s not just their existence that's important...⬇️
It’s also the progressive way those rights have been interpreted, the requirements for effective and dissuasive sanctions and the requirements for individuals to be able to enforce them. Workers’ rights underpinned by EU law standards include: ⬇️ 
The fact that these rights are so important is demonstrated by the efforts of Conservative governments to resist them - e.g. resistance to the Acquired Rights Directive, Working Time Directive, Collective Redundancies Directive & Agency Workers Directive. #WorkersRights #Brexit
We recently published an analysis of what @BorisJohnson's "deal" means for workers and crucially - their rights - in the event of #Brexit. You can read it here: thompsonstradeunion.law/news/briefings…
#VoteDownTheDeal #VoteDownTheJohnsonDeal #brexitbarometer
#VoteDownTheDeal #VoteDownTheJohnsonDeal #brexitbarometer
@BorisJohnson The EU labour standards apply a MINIMUM threshold for workers' rights - remove that minimum threshold, and any form of higher enforcement, and who knows where the bottom will lie. The Johnson "deal" is a green light for a Conservative govt to dismantle UK workers’ rights at will.
